Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:46:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:45:57 -0500 Received: from cpe-24-221-152-185.az.sprintbbd.net ([24.221.152.185]:18926 "EHLO opus.bloom.county") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:45:43 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:44:15 -0700 From: Tom Rini To: Ben LaHaise Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, alan@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] make nfsroot accept server addresses from BOOTP root Message-ID: <20010220104415.D3150@opus.bloom.county> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: ; from bcrl@redhat.com on Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 06:12:12PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 06:12:12PM -0500, Ben LaHaise wrote: > Here's a handy little patch that makes the kernel parse out the ip > address of the nfs server from the bootp root path. Otherwise it's > impossible to boot the kernel without command line options on diskless > workstations (I hate RPL). Er, say that again? Right now, for bootp if you specify "sa=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" Linux uses that as the host for the NFS server (which does have the side effect of if TFTP server != NFS server, you don't boot). Are you saying your patch takes "rp=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/foo/root" ? Just curious, since I don't know, whats the RFC say about this? -- Tom Rini (TR1265) http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/